'Occupy' comes to county, goes global WWII vet among 13 to protest in Sunbury
SUNBURY - While not on the scale of the protests that began in New York City, the "Occupy Wall Street" movement made its way to Northumberland County Saturday.About 13 citizens stood in the area of...
View ArticleHalloween Calendar
Wednesday Oct. 26 SHAMOKIN - Shamokin Halloween parade, 6:30 p.m. Registration starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Claude E. Kehler Jr. Community Park. No dune buggies allowed. Raindate is Oct. 27. FOUNTAIN...
View ArticleRep. Marino to host first in series of veterans forums
LEWISBURG - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino, R-10, will hold the first of a series of 10th District veterans forums at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Lewisburg Armory, 4700 Westbranch Highway, it was announced by...
View ArticleShamokin man wins 6th week of football contest
SHAMOKIN - Dan Smink, of 145 S. Third St., Shamokin, was the first place winner of week six of The News-Item's Football Contest, winning a $50 gift certificate for the participating businesses. Smink...
View ArticleNoteworthy 10/17/11
Benefit for lightning strike victimCOAL TOWNSHIP - A $10 night to benefit 10-year-old Logan Williams, of Irish Valley, who is in fair condition at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after being...
View ArticleACT to hold auditions
MOUNT CARMEL - Anthracite Citizens' Theatre (ACT) held its monthly meeting Oct. 12. The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. with 11 people in attendance.Treasurer Dan Heiser read the financial...
View ArticleSamantha S. Maierhofer
LAFAYETTE, Colo. - Samantha Suzanne Maierhofer, a daughter of Tim and Dotty Ferrari Maierhofer and former resident of Riverside, recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Engineering Academy of...
View ArticleLulu Roberts
MOUNT CARMEL - Lulu Roberts, 100, of Mount Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, passed away at Shamokin Area Community Hospital at 3:46 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011.
View ArticleAnnual service held to remember those who passed this year
COAL TOWNSHIP - Members of the Shamokin Fire Bureau and Coal Township Fire Department gathered Sunday to remember their fellow firefighters who have passed away over the past year.The 11th annual Joint...
View ArticleNoteworthy 10/18/11
Shamokin Area board meets todayCOAL TOWNSHIP - Shamokin Area School Board will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the board conference room.There will be no school for Shamokin Area students on Friday....
View ArticleIndependent Bridy criticises incumbents
KULPMONT - Northumberland County commissioner hopeful Stephen Bridy offered more criticism of the incumbents during the Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce's Meet the Candidates Forum Monday at...
View Article$3.27M in aid approved for 978 applicants
More than $3 million in federal disaster funding was approved for Northumberland County property owners in the wake of last month's flooding.Of 1,595 applications submitted by county property owners,...
View ArticlePublic damage tops $1.5M
SUNBURY - Early damage estimates for four area municipal entities stemming from last month's flooding exceeds $1.5 million - a figure certain to grow and one officials hope to recoup through federal...
View ArticleNew Rx policy may nix trips
CATAWISSA R.R. - A revision to Southern Columbia Area's educational trip policy could cancel some events if students who require medication are not accompanied by a parent or health professional.During...
View ArticleBoyfriend had been free since accident
John Tym allegedly fled the scene of a high-speed crash in Schuylkill County on Aug. 22, but police didn't catch up to him until last week, when he was taken into custody as a "person of interest" in...
View ArticleTour guide
SELINSGROVE - Joshua Druckenmiller of Paxinos is working as a student tour guide this year at Susquehanna University.To become a tour guide, students must complete a written application and personal...
View ArticleAid to flood victims depletes resources of Salvation Army Kettle campaign...
COAL TOWNSHIP - After being hit hard by recent flooding conditions in the area, this year's Christmas kettle collections will be be "super important," Judy Orner, director of social services, told...
View ArticleNoteworthy 10/19/11
Banners returnedMOUNT CARMEL - Mayor J. Kevin Jones reported that four of the five welcome banners for the borough, sponsored by the Mount Carmel Lions Club, have been returned. The banners blew off...
View ArticleSenior expos planned for Elysburg, Sunbury
ELYSBURG - A senior expo hosted by state Rep. Kurt Masser will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Elysburg Fire Company, 1 E. Mill St."I am looking forward to holding this event, as it gives...
View ArticleMost points breaks tie in Week 7
SHAMOKIN - The tie breaker of most points scored by a team was needed to determine the top two placewinners Week 7 of The News-Item Football Contest.Vanessa Nicola, of 505 E. Kase Street, Shamokin, and...
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